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Christo, designer

Wrapped Venus, Villa Borghese 1963, 1974

Description

Maker

  • Christo, 1935-2020, American (b. Bulgaria), designer
  • Landfall Press, Inc., printer

Title

Wrapped Venus, Villa Borghese 1963

Year

1974

Medium

photogravure; collage

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • photogravure

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

60.6 x 45.4 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered and signed in pencil in LL:7/50Christo; inscribed in UL in crayon:plastic__(?illegible)/(woven polypropylene); in left center in crayon:manila ropeVerso: numbered in pencil in LL:CJ74001E

Identification

Edition

7/50

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

75.107

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Figurative Tradition in Sculpture

June 23 - September 3, 1983

A Special Genius

September 1 - October 3, 1976

Use

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